Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Trinocular Microscope

A Trinocular microscope is virtually the same as a binocular microscope but adds a third eyepiece tube. Trinocular microscope models have two eyepieces for normal viewing, plus a third "phototube" on which you can mount a camera without interfering with the normal operation of the microscope. No, it's not for people with 3 eyes, but for people who wish to attach a camera to the third eyepiece and be able to photograph or video what they can see through the two eyepieces. You should consider purchasing a trinocular microscope if photography is needed option.

There are many different methods for capturing, displaying, and recording microscope images, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. It would be impossible to cover all of these options here but access to these options is important in selecting your microscope. It is possible, but not practical to mount a camera on a monocular or binocular microscope.

A trinocular microscope may be an optical, acoustic, or an electron microscope. In other words, it may be a microscope in which the specimen is illuminated by visible light, by sound, or by a particle beam of electrons. The third eyepiece can also be added to a stereo microscope. A binocular compound microscope uses one lens array for the objective but has a pair of eyepieces, with the light from the image formed by the objective split by a prism.

A trinocular microscope has one of several purposes. One purpose is to allow a second viewer access to a specimen at the same time as the person who is mainly using the microscope. Another purpose of a trinocular microscope is to allow the use of technology to either preserve the images seen through the microscope by recording them or projecting them.

We start with the premise that choosing a microscope should be an enjoyable process! There are a number of variables that go into selecting any kind of microscope system like a trinocular microscope, monocular or binocular microscope. The process can be a little daunting. Moreover, there is a bewildering range of quality - from cheap plastic microscopes to the most expensive German and Japanese brands.

Microscopes are configured to suit different applications. It is important to ensure that you purchase a microscope that is well-suited to your application.

Author Name: Kathy Brasch : Nationalmicroscope.com
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